Miriam

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

Meaning

Miriam is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. Spelling variants include French Myriam, German Mirjam, Mirijam; hypocoristic forms include Mira, Miri and Mimi.

From Wikipedia

Miriam first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 94 babies (rank #332 that year). In 2024 it was given to 75 girls (rank #401). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Miriam

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Miriam yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,467
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
94
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199164#417
199263#434
199387#332
199468#365
199572#390
199669#389
199769#395
199884#336
199960#446
200073#370
200164#407
200253#469
200383#355
200461#446
200561#460
200671#412
200785#365
200872#446
200979#392
201073#429
201171#441
201277#410
201379#404
201478#419
201575#442
201667#488
201788#376
201871#454
201977#416
202094#332
202172#429
202269#430
202363#461
202475#401